She also hung plates on a kitchen wall, surrounding a stainless steel hood using pewter plates.

Genius, I say!

Oh, and Bunny Williams created a gorgeous wall using blue and white platters and plates, surrounding a lovely mirror.

Another one of my favorite designers, Charles Faudree mixed plates and botanicals surrounding a portrait. It's all on a toile background too!

Perhaps that's a little too much visual stimulation....

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A plate display can also be quite simple. The white ironstone looks wonderful on this brown wall, tying in with the white grandfather clock.

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Even just a few plates hung above this bathtub look fabulous.

You wouldn't have to worry about water damage from the steam, that's for sure!

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One of my favorite groupings, using brown transferware and little roe deer trophies.

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Designer John Oetgen created a kind of patchwork quilt effect on his client's family room wall.

I love the Bohemian vibe in this room with the bright pillows and pink cabinet. Perfect for a family with small children.

I'll never forget the first time I saw this arrangement at the Viceroy Hotel in LA.

Designer Kelly Wearstler hung them outside in the patio area. I was blown away!

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Outside or inside, plates are virtually indestructible. That's why hanging them above a stove works. You can always take them down and run them through the dishwasher when they get all yucky from cooking oils.

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Don't you just love the way the green majolica looks with the green and white check floor?

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I love how fresh this blue and white room looks, especially with the white painted paneling.

I could go on and on...

Let me show you how I've incorporated plates in my decor:

I hung various sizes and colors of majolica plates above the windows in our breakfast room.

These plates aren't particularly valuable and if spread around the house or locked in a cabinet, they wouldn't have been appreciated as much.

Yes, the majolica has replaced the 25 cent thrift store saucers from 40 years ago!

28 comments:

Love this post as I hang plates on the wall every chance i get! What really makes my skin peel is when clients think this is "country". Ok, soooooo what is country, and which country?? Absolutely laughable as this is a global classic, just like leopard. It has been going on for ages....... It is up to us to educate the uneducated. I have plates hot glued to the bricks outside my home in a seating area on the terrace......What a fabulous little presentation indeed!!!* I have been reading your blog for over a year now and this is my first comment. Hanging plates do it for me, and I could not resist! Fabulous post! Thank you for sharing so much of yourself here.OXOX

So funny you posted this today, I was just thinking that I don't have any plates hanging in this house...a first for me. My mother also displayed dishware on the walls, and I've always had some sort of plate or platter hanging in my house until we moved to this one. I love the pewter chargers in that kitchen, and of course I have always admired your beautiful hanging dishware!

Great post Delores... LOVE the huge pewter platters in the kitchen. I too have a grouping of transferware with black forest mounted antlers in my office, I adore that look. The great walls of china make our collections look tame. Fun... thanks! ~Jen

I have plates hanging everywhere! One of my favorite old limoges was knocked down and smashed to bits by our kitty, but otherwise they all are safe. My girlfriend and amateur decorator extraordinaire used to have a guest room with all the walls covered in vintage souvenir plates from the states, islands, Europe and even historical events. It was fascinating! And I think the plates in your Faudree photo actually help cool down the room, with the blue, and give the eye a way to move about in that stimulating space! Linda

I have always loved plates too. I jokingly say that if I bring home any more my husband may start throwing them at me! Your majolica display is one of the loveliest of them all; some of the displays seem too busy and overwhelming to me but your house just radiates both peace and charm..

Delores -I'm so glad to see you feature Jackye Lanham today. I love her work and , living in Atlanta, I see it in many lovely homes around here. She actually did the interior of our country club. Are you familiar with another Atlanta designer, Dan Carither? He has a remarkable eye for decorating with plates and other porcelin. Loved this post!Linda @ A Toile Tale

I have plates hanging in almost every room in my house. In fact, my friends tell me that I'm obsessed. But that's okay because my plates make me happy, and that's all that matters, right? Love this post!

Great post.........as you can see there are a lot of us 'plate junkies' out here. I have plates on several walls. And I'm always thinking about where else I can put them. They are ART. I can see the same sentiments from many comments here..........'they make me HAPPY'. So be it.

I really enjoyed this post! There were some amazing photos! I always love seeing things in your home, like the majolica plates hung on either side of your painting. Beautiful! Thank you for the inspiration today!xo-Lisa

I love this post, Delores. Plates look wonderful on a wall. I am just competing a conversion of my laundry room to function as a butler's pantry. Now that it is painted, it's time to load the walls with plates. Thanks for the inspiration.Best...Victoria

So delighted to find this post, as I've just posted about this, too. I have a number of blue, red and mulberry transfer-ware plates that I want to hang. I photoshopped an image, but wasn't happy. I think I need a center platter and then to space everything around it.